Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"Of the era, a gold/blue striped silk dress features pagoda sleeves (wide at the wrist), attached pelerine (small cape) trimmed with wide silk fringe…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"… competed with, and steadily displaced more costly silk, contributing to the decline of the American silk industry."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"… condition assessment, and rehousing of the garments in the collection, as well as dramatically enhancing access by photographing the garments and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"Of high style and high quality, they count among the most significant items in the collection. The three garments made by Turner (active 1923-1942)…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"… American designers and the now highly successful garment industry, were well able to mass produce fashionable garments, and the U.S."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"It included garments, military uniforms and accessories, organized into themed vignettes. The in-person physical exhibition of Northern Threads Part…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"… dress-maker made woven striped pink (now faded) silk dress with a spencer-like (jacket) bodice, an apron front skirt, and sets of flaring double…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"This supplanted heretofore dominant French male silk and velvet fashions, suitable only for languid court life."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… fabric scarcity, or regulations restricting garment manufacture. There is, however, a good selection illustrating, to one degree or another, the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"… and careful reconsideration as to which garments to select in order to give a representative picture of the MHS collection as it stands in 2020…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"The garment portion, about 3,000 pieces, encompasses clothing for people who identified as women, with a smaller representation of menswear and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"Empire waist silk dress, Portland, ca. 1810Maine Historical Society Over the next years, stylistic and decorative details began to encroach on the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"The beige silk dress features the fashionable gigot sleeve, which are lined with a glazed brown linen. There is a frill net at the cuff."

Historic Clothing Collection - Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 - Page 1 of 3

"… with decorative cuffs, exterior pockets, and a silk lining. The cape, with arm slits, top-side pockets, and a Chinese knot collar, is lined with…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… is a boat necked short sleeved teal and pink silk plaid with a set of detachable long sleeves, fringed neck trimming, flat skirt pleating at front…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"Another free-flowing counter-culture garment landscape, largely on college campuses, emerged encompassing a medley of home embroidered and patched…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"… with a neat waist-level faux jacket, cream silk front insert, brown velvet standing collar, cuffs, and belt."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"Silk still held a place in fashion, but less expensive rayon, perceived as being "modern," came into its own in the 1930s."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 3 of 3

"… development of, appropriate, comfortable work and sporting attire. By 1900 Sears catalogue offered smart sensible suits with silk lined jackets."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"… family, a wadded mulberry colored plain taffeta silk coat-dress with very full gigot sleeves presents a good example of day fashions straddling the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"… there is a mature lady’s long sleeved brown heavy silk dress with decorative trimmings and a knife pleated knee length skirt front; Anne F."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"A long sleeved, mandarin collar lounging or caftan-type garment with knotted buttons is made of cotton sateen with a large bold lime, purple, gold…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… 1942 to regulate the amount of fabric used in garments. Prescribed economies prohibited details such as trouser pleats and cuffs, patch pockets…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"This type of garment is thought to have been worn only within the familiar and intimate setting of home and family, and not out in public."